Glastonbury slightly tragic after a certain age

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That's it.

“Tragic” and “cringe”

School broken up yet or just not much to do now the exams are over ?

@JacquesHammer you're so welcome.

LaurieMarlow weirdly we live in a society and what other people do affects us all.

Who you think is a legend is neither here nor there as thankfully you aren't booking acts for Glastonbury

Glastonbury is always about the experience

How old are you OP?

I mean, I had a mobile in my 20s.....

Haven’t you got the Coronation Street omnibus to be catching up on, OP?

Wait people going to Glastonbury affects you OP? In what way?

kylie is NOT a legend

Well that's totally a matter of individual opinion. You can't just decide otherwise.

No and I won't be going either. I did festivals when I was in my twenties before I had a mobile phone and it wasn't about "the experience".

What the fuck was it about then?

I can see it could be "tragic" if you went just to impress other people and look "cool" but most people over 40 are past that and go because they enjoy themselves. What on earth is tragic about that? Anyway they are having too much fun to give a fuck what you think.

@PlatypusPie
“Tragic” and “cringe” School broken up yet or just not much to do now the exams are over ?

Yep, sounds like something my recently broken up from school after GCSE's teen would say
Maybe OP is bored of tagging their mainz and needs a bit of fun after prom comedown or something

Sorry it was AllHailTheSun who said that what others do affect us all

I also did festivals in my twenties and it was definitely partly for the experience, phone or not. What’s wrong with that?

As for nobody doing anything like long-distance running or mountain climbing because they like doing it.... really?!

Is the OP suggesting that Glastonbury is somehow excluding other racial groups? Because that would be wrong and something that should be taken issue with. It is she belittling white people for wanting to join in on an iconic festival?

I can't work out her motivations other than to make a contentious statement and revel in winding people up.

And the stormzy comment was deliberately inflammatory.

There's no 'appropriate' age to have fun, no.

Maybe the OP is 17 and her mum said she could only go if she went with her...

Don't be ridiculous. I've been to Glastonbury in my 20s, 30s and 40s and had a bloody brilliant time at all of them.

Glastonbury isn't a festival like Reading/Leeds that's aimed at young people, it's for all ages from babies to the elderly. It's inclusive and artistic, and welcoming and just utterly bloody glorious.

I suspect only someone who has never been to Glastonbury, or who went once and couldn't relax enough to enjoy themself could possibly make the statement in the OP.

Fun is not exclusively for the younger generation.
How people choose to have fun is entirely up to the individual.
You need to stop judging

So why do so few black people go to Glasto?

Oh heaven forbid women over a certain age go out and do something they enjoy and have fun! Ridiculous comment and makes you sound a bit sad and bitter-just get on with enjoying your own life!

So why do so few black people go to Glasto

Mmmmm perhaps they aren't fans of the music or bands? I don't go to grime gigs not cos I'm white but because I'm not a fan of grime

Is not the best thing about getting older (36 for me) that you have the confidence to not give a fuck what others think?

I'm not sure I really understand what you're getting at here OP. Are you saying that people spend all that money (and put up with those toilets) simply so that they can tick it off the list and tell people they've done it and not because they genuinely want to go?

I think if that's what you think of people then it says more about your own motivations and thought processes.

I too, used to go to lots of festivals (including glasto!) Back in the day but haven't been for years. Thinking of going next year as a big group of us are turning 40 but it would definitely only be because I wanted to go and would enjoy it. Not for any other reason you might want to project on me. If people think we're tragic I couldn't give a shiny shit.

News flash: not everyone thinks they same way. Not everyone enjoys the same things. That's kind of what makes life fun...

Oh Glasto sounds awful to me but I get that other folks think it is great.

I agree OP. A former colleague of mine had 3 kids and every year that Glastonbury occurred, him and his wife would go to it and there would be no family holiday that year. He was 38 and I always thought it was incredibly selfish.

Went in 2016 aged 53. Was the best thing we've done in ages. It was the muddiest year too! Went back to our B&B every night exhausted but raring to go again the next day.
Watched Stormzy last night on TV, brilliant.
Age should never stop you having fun.

I wouldn't want to go to a festival where I was surrounded by children and might bump into my mum as a teenager.

You know when you've taken too much when you've bumped into your mum as a teenager.